Girlfriend reportedly strikes Peoria man with wooden barstool

Wednesday

Feb 19, 2014 at 8:40 PM

PEORIA — A man was severely injured when he was struck in the head with a wooden barstool by his girlfriend in the home they shared Saturday morning.

Police responded about 11:35 a.m. to a home in the 2400 block of West Wiswall Street and found the 54-year-old victim bleeding heavily from his head. He told police his 39-year-old girlfriend had hit him, then left on foot.

The victim became unresponsive in the ambulance on the way to the hospital, but regained consciousness and reiterated the story to police, according to a report.